Category Archives: Experimental

Valentina Magaletti and Julian Sartorius’ first collaborative record begins with the frantic, indiscernible rattling of high-frequency objects fighting for space atop a series of damp thumps. Over three minutes these thumps align as the two drummers clack, rattle, and stomp

Valentina Magaletti and Julian Sartorius’ first collaborative record begins with the frantic, indiscernible rattling of high-frequency objects fighting for space atop a series of damp thumps. Over three minutes these thumps align as the two drummers clack, rattle, and stomp

The wild, the strange, and the seemingly inaccessible meet in our Experimental category, which includes some of the most original music of the season. From silence to spoken word, calculation to improvisation, this is your guide to an unpredictable cavalcade

The wild, the strange, and the seemingly inaccessible meet in our Experimental category, which includes some of the most original music of the season. From silence to spoken word, calculation to improvisation, this is your guide to an unpredictable cavalcade

Take a deep breath. The bagpipe is an ancient achievement: an idealised human lung, which need never pause its exhalation. Its music is legato: it works on an unbroken ground of successive notes, controlled via the tireless “chanter”, emitted through

Take a deep breath. The bagpipe is an ancient achievement: an idealised human lung, which need never pause its exhalation. Its music is legato: it works on an unbroken ground of successive notes, controlled via the tireless “chanter”, emitted through

As part of the One Instrument Sessions, this EP has Indonesian artist Fahmi Mursyid explore, with each track, a single instrument of his choice. Mursyid, interested in traditional Indonesian music, makes experimental forays that meld the “organic” sounds of each

As part of the One Instrument Sessions, this EP has Indonesian artist Fahmi Mursyid explore, with each track, a single instrument of his choice. Mursyid, interested in traditional Indonesian music, makes experimental forays that meld the “organic” sounds of each

As late summer tilts to early autumn, Mats Edén and Stefan Klaverdal‘s annual growth rings makes a perfect accompaniment. The album speaks of birth and death, of cycles, of letting go. The perspective of trees differs from that of humans: the events

As late summer tilts to early autumn, Mats Edén and Stefan Klaverdal‘s annual growth rings makes a perfect accompaniment. The album speaks of birth and death, of cycles, of letting go. The perspective of trees differs from that of humans: the events

Microtub’s proposition is unique: to record, inside an empty water tower, two musical pieces in just intonation performed by a tuba trio – hence the microtonal reference of the group’s name. There’s a few timely interventions by analog synthesizers (one

Microtub’s proposition is unique: to record, inside an empty water tower, two musical pieces in just intonation performed by a tuba trio – hence the microtonal reference of the group’s name. There’s a few timely interventions by analog synthesizers (one

The summer’s most tongue-in-cheek release is from Strategic Tape Reserve, who brings us 93 minutes of music for a proposed theme park, hoping that the EU will provide the rest of the funding. We’re pretty sure this will never happen,

The summer’s most tongue-in-cheek release is from Strategic Tape Reserve, who brings us 93 minutes of music for a proposed theme park, hoping that the EU will provide the rest of the funding. We’re pretty sure this will never happen,